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Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup

Biggest health data breaches: March 2014

In March 2014, 34 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 223,900 individuals affected as reported. Theft was the most common breach type this month, and healthcare provider accounted for the most reports. Counts are as reported to OCR and may overlap across breaches; a listing does not imply wrongdoing.

Breaches reported

34

Individuals affected

223,900

Hacking or IT incidents

5

  1. 1Sutherland Healthcare SolutionsCA · Business Associate · Theft · Mar 21, 201455,900
  2. 2Banner HealthAZ · Healthcare Provider · Other · Mar 5, 201455,207
  3. 3HealthPartners IncMN · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 21, 201427,839
  4. 4University of California San Francisco , Privacy Manager BreachCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Mar 12, 20149,861
  5. 5Franciscan Medical GroupWA · Healthcare Provider · Other · Mar 28, 20148,300
  6. 6Mission City Community NetworkCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Mar 12, 20147,800
  7. 7NOVA Chiropractic & Rehab CenterVA · Healthcare Provider · Loss, Other · Mar 27, 20145,534
  8. 8Palomar Health, Privacy Manager BreachCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Mar 28, 20145,499
  9. 9Valley View Hospital AssociationCO · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Mar 14, 20145,415
  10. 10Partners In Nephrology & Endocrinology, P.C.PA · Healthcare Provider · Other · Mar 14, 20145,000
  11. 11Todd M. Burton, M.D.TX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Mar 13, 20145,000
  12. 12Eureka Internal MedicineCA · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Mar 4, 20143,534
  13. 13St. Joseph Health SystemTX · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Mar 5, 20143,300
  14. 14Jewish HospitalKY · Healthcare Provider · Other · Mar 28, 20142,992
  15. 15TMA Practice Management GroupTX · Business Associate · Improper Disposal, Loss · Mar 17, 20142,260
  16. 16Iowa Dept. of Human ServicesIA · Health Plan · Other · Mar 10, 20142,042
  17. 17StayWell Health Management, LLCMN · Business Associate · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 18, 20141,746
  18. 18Hospitalists of ArizonaAZ · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Mar 16, 20141,706
  19. 19HealthPartners Administrators, Inc.MN · Business Associate · Loss, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 21, 20141,699
  20. 20Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, LLCIL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Mar 31, 20141,256
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